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Britax Regent Youth Car Seat Sahara
- Comfort foam and EPS protective foam
- Patented HUGS system, tangle-free 5 point harness with belly pad
- Flexible buckle LATCH system and Versa-tether
- Four shoulder slots for closer fit and one pull front harness adjustment
- Forward facing: At least 1 year old and 22 to 80 pounds
Product Description
Designed for larger child passengers, this forward-facing safe child car seat holds up to 80 pounds and is chock full of comfort and safety features.Features:Four shoulder slots for a closer fitBelt holders keep belts aside for boardingRemovable, washable fabric coverBelly pad for comfort and protectionMesh storage pouch/cup holderFlexible Latch SystemPatented Versa-TetherComfort foam and EPS protective foamTangle-free, polyester 5-point harnessPatented HUGS systemOne-p... More >>
Britax Regent Youth Car Seat Sahara
November 1st, 2009 - 23:05
The tether does not stay at the top of the seat. GM seats are narrower at the top and hence the tether straps slide down the sides of the seat. They get very wobbly. My husband and I are both pretty competent engineers. I called Britax who said they couldn’t possibly know every vehicle (GM, Pontiac, & Chevrolet are not exactly rare vehicles) My husband and I are both pretty competent engineers.
My husband and I are both pretty competent engineers and cannot get them to be stable. The local fire department child seat installers had no advice either.
I had finally bought these expensive carseats, and I expected more from Britax. The seats are headed for Goodwill.
Rating: 1 / 5
November 2nd, 2009 - 00:23
Let me warn you that this review is on the terrible service I received from the third party seller, Hip Monkey, not the product. Don’t read further if you are looking for information specifically about the product. I had a terrible experience trying to order this. I was pleased to see the sales price on Amazon listed at $209.99 when I ordered it. I got a confirmation e-mail from Amazon saying the order was processed. The next day I got another e-mail from Amazon with a message from the third party seller, Hip Monkey. It said that the fabric print I had selected was out of stock, and due to this “sales glitch”, my order was being cancelled. I was encouraged to go back to Amazon and reorder the item. When I did this, I was dumfounded to see that the item was listed as back in stock, only the price had gone up $40, to $249.99! Keep in mind that this is all within 24 hours of my initial order. I think what happened was that the product was inadvertently listed at a bargain price, and when I ordered it, Hip Monkey decided to renege on their end of the order. After being a satisfied Amazon.com customer for years, I was quite disappointed by this exchange. I ended up ordering the product elsewhere.
Rating: 1 / 5
November 2nd, 2009 - 03:00
We have three kids that have gone through 2 Britax car seats. They are ok. They rattle, and one of the shoulder restraint holders cracked off. They had a recall on our particular model a couple years back and it took 3 tries calling their customer service to get them to send the repair parts for the fix, which we had to do ourselves. The cam operated adustable belt (a must have – many manufacturers now have it) has been fairly smooth though going on close to 4 years now so that is a plus.
The main reason that I took the time to write this is to point folks to check out the Cosco Scenera. It is almost identical to the Marathon to include the cam operated adjustable belt. The belt feeds through the entire seat identically to the Britax models (patents must have run out I guess) It also costs less than $40. We puchased one of these for our second car and have been impressed thus far, though it is admittedly new. At such a dramatically lower cost, it may be worth buying the Cosco first to see how it works out before opting for the waaaay more expensive Britax – that is unless buying the $600 Peg Pergo stroller that’s identical to the $100 Graco or the $300 Britax that’s identical to the $40 Cosco makes you feel better about yourself. Don’t worry, we’re not judging, we’ve been there too.
A quick note on “growth” car seats. We at first justified spending the zillion dollars on our first couple Britax seats thinking that we could use them for a long, long time with the generous weight limit. Make sure you take a look at the useable overall height and usable torso height though. Our 45 lb 43″ 4 1/2 year old son’s torso is already too tall to fit in the Wizard, which claims it can support a 65 lb 49″ child. Something to think about before shelling out so much money. I completely agree that any price is worth a child’s safety, but paying way more for an identical product that works just as well is just silly.
Rating: 1 / 5
November 2nd, 2009 - 03:35
The Regent is a great seat but we bought the seats by accident and called to cancel our order the next morning- Baby Age said they had been sent & gave us the rules to send it back which we had to do at our cost of 52.00- plus had we not called them back prior to receiving & had opened the box they would not have accepted the return. It was very hard to get a hold of a person at Baby Age. Even though we followedf the exact procedure Baby Age still tried to issue us a credit which we did not want- we purchased 2 seats over 500. They did rectify that although I had to wait on hold again for a very long time. Amazon charged us a 20 fee for order refusal which should not have been charged & they haven’t responded to our email requesting that it be refunded. I will not purchase a large weight item again on Amazon & suggest others not do it as well- it was a total pain!
Rating: 5 / 5
November 2nd, 2009 - 05:24
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Like many people on this site, I loved my Britax Regent the first year. My son had a roundabout, then marathon and then the Regent because I did not want to put him in a booster seat and Britax claimed that it goes up to 80 pounds and 53 in. My son is 5 years old, petite and he has been complaining about the belly pad being tight. It’s already on the 2nd option and there is no other way to adjust this. Unfortunately, I paid $[...]hoping for a safer alternative to a booster and it did not do what it claimed. My son weights 43 lbs and is 36 inches and apparently he is too big for the Regent. Also, the straps have twisted around and now are always twisty. I’ve called Britax twice about this and they are not too sympathetic. They said that they can’t predict the girth of a child (is he fat?) but I think the issue is that they should design a product with more adjustability in the belly pad and better straps. I should have bought another brand because the Regent was a waste of my money this time since I now have to buy a safe booster seat.
Rating: 1 / 5